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Capernaum
Village at Lake Tiberias in historical Judea, associated with Jesus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capernaum (/kəˈpɜːrneɪəm, -niəm/ kə-PUR-nay-əm, -nee-əm;[1] Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם, romanized: Kfar Naḥum, lit. 'Nahum's village'; Arabic: كفر ناحوم, romanized: Kafr Nāḥūm) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.[2] It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD.[3] Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other.[4] A house turned into a church by the Byzantines is held by Christian tradition to have been the home of Saint Peter.[4]
כְּפַר נַחוּם | |
![]() Capernaum synagogue | |
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Region | Sea of Galilee |
Coordinates | 32°52′52″N 35°34′30″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Cultures | Hasmonean, Roman |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
The village was inhabited continuously from the second century BC to the 11th century AD, when it was abandoned sometime before the First Crusade.[5] This includes the re-establishment of the village northeast of the earlier location in c. 700, during the Early Islamic period.[5]